Generations of Advancements in Dairy Farming

The days of dairy farming have evolved tremendously since hand milking and horse drawn plows. In fact, every advancement has been well thought out and executed allowing farmers to be better caretakers of their animals and their land while producing a healthy and safe product.
This video highlights three generations of dairy farmers at various stages of their career. You’ll witness their excitement and passion for the industry they live and love as they continue to prosper and grow every day.
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This video originally debuted at the 2018 Dairy Cow Birthing Center at the New York State Fair and was produced by Mike Femia, sponsored in part by New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association, Cornell Dairy Center of Excellence, Farm Credit East Ag Enhancement, Northeast Ag Education Foundation, Cargill, Dairy Farmers of America, and DuPont Pioneer

[@nickjanssens3413]

Amazing video showing the progress that we've made. My grandfather's generation saw probably the most change over his lifetime than we'll ever see in such a short period of time. Thank you for making this

[@seth1704]

In that eighties we didn't have cell phones then in the nineties got cell phones, now have smart phones.

[@williamwimer2074]

In summer 1945 my dad hand milked 12 cows twice a day for a woman who's husband up and left her. She had 15 cows with 3 dry and calves and heifers. He put up the hay and corn in fall and went to army in October..she sold the farm

[@davepayne586]

nice of your dad to do this for her.

[@michaelmartin4114]

Most people have no idea how much happier cows are that live in well designed freestall barns. No different than humans wanting to be comfortable in their habitat

[@feedtyme7208]

Great video showing the innovation in the dairy industry

[@amymahoney4097]

Good little film!! How r all the baby cows doing that were born at the NY fair this year?? I saves a few if there pictures on my phone here:: they were SOOO CUTE.!*!*

[@dirtshovel5046]

They've been slaughtered by now

[@michaelwalsh9145]

Baby cows in human terms would be baby women, now can you see how stupid you sound?

[@deanpahl8591]

I serviced Harvestore structures for 15 years, then the govmt buy out came along, customers got in the buy out or retired service work didn't pay the bills anymore.

[@Elle_Gowing]

I was horrified some years ago when I got talking to a dairy farmer from Kansas. He ran a large dairy farm where the cows were milked 4 times a day. They never grazed on pasture, the system was zero grazing where the grass was mowed and fed to the cows in the stalls. Horrible. There is nothing like the joy of cattle being turned onto grass after a winter in the barn. They are meant to be on grass some of the time anyway. Milk produced from cows kept in a barn 24/7 all year round cannot be as healthy as milk produced from cows who go out to graze on grass. You want to know how to treat your animals better? Let them graze outside for some of the year.

[@michaelwalsh9145]

Milked 4 times a day? More than likely milked by a robot.

[@michaelwalsh9145]

@@International-sd1oj says you and then follows with a clueless false statement the fcuking irony.

[@punkinhed81]

Too hot in the summer. The cows are much more comfortable in those freestall barns. The Holstein breed is a terrible breed for grazing. Best to bring their food to them.

[@davidedge2189]

@@Lumbago.1899yes it is healthier .The omega 3 /omega 6 ratio is much better esp when pasture contains clovers

[@richw3010]

I don't care what anyone says. Cows are meant to be on pasture, weather permitting. Not in a building on concrete 24/7. The guy speaking at the 5:00 minute mark doesn't know what he's talking about. In the 50's and 60's cows were not tied up all of the time. They were on pasture.

[@bryanginder5903]

Rich your so right!! Even in a stall barn they could eat and drink all day! Happy cows go to pasture every day!! The farmer was a farmer back then now the new farmer is just the manager of the facility, they don't go do the milking or feeding! The countryside would be a better place if their were more of the old 60 to 120 cow dairy's left!!

[@BuckeyeFan-ty4vr]

True we milked in a stall barn . Our cows was out every day as long as the grown was in shape to turn them out

[@oldtruthteller2512]

Factory farming

[@michaelwalsh9145]

Thanks to these cowboys for helping to destroy family farms.

[@WordSmithAtPlay]

Progress, progress. Where does it end? One farm per county? The whole state? Maybe one entity owning the whole world. No thanks.

[@michaeljohanson9504]

Those cows looked horrible and unhealthy! Keeping them indoors 24/7 shew! What about all the manuare they are constantly walking around in! This is animal abuse!

[@michaelwalsh9145]

Let me guess you haven’t a bulls notion what a healthy cow looks like? Holstein dairy cows are fit not fat for your information.